Chemist – CNRS Researcher – Former Deputy-Director of Laboratoire Pierre SÜE (UMR CEA/CNRS 9956)
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Research Topics
The research topics of the nuclear microprobe team are centered on transport and diffusion of light elements in materials, studied by means of ion beam based microanalysis techniques.
My present main topic is related to innovative protonic conducting ceramic materials for fuel cells or steam electrolyzers working at intermediate temperatures (400-700 °C). For electrolyte membranes, the most promising (and most studied !) candidate to be used are oxides with perovskite structure (e.g. in BaCeYO system). The challenge is to fully understand the mechanisms of hydrogen transport to achieve enhanced protonic conductance. From literature data, it appears that microstructure induced limitations of hydrogen transport have not been adequately addressed yet, mainly because of the lack of quantitative methods for local hydrogen concentration measurement. With the nuclear microprobe, we are able to evidence directly diffusion pathways and acquire local transport parameters. Besides, materials with Mixed Ionic and Electronic Conduction (MIEC) could be used as electrodes, fuel cell cathodes (e.g. Rare earth nickelates such as Pr2NiO4) or anodes for water vapor electrolysis (e.g. alkaline and rare earth cobaltites such as Sr0.5La0.5CoO3 et NdBaCo2O5 ). Although a minor charge carrier in this case, possible hydrogen mobility opens the possibility to relocate some interface reactions, an advantage for kinetics improvement or/and for the management of water produced at this electrode.
A key point to succeed in those investigations is to bring together microstructure design, nanoscale defects characterization and local investigations on hydrogen transport within microstructure. This can be achieved only in the frame of collaborations which gather complementary skills (solid chemistry, solid physics, TEM characterization, hydrogen spectroscopy, etc…). This have been done both in the frame of international collaborations (EOARD funded with NASA-GRC/Cleveland, University of Sevilla, ENSMP) and of French collaborative research (ANR/PAN-H program, TECTONIC project) or even within open access experiments on our facility (CEA-LITEN/Grenoble, ICMCB/Bordeaux). For the purpose of those projects, we have developed a new method of 3D hydrogen microscopy based on forward coincident scattering of protons which has revealed presence of hydrogen trapped in grain boundaries of melt-grown ceramics. Thanks to founding got from Triangle de la Physique (SPECELOB project) and from Ile-de-France region (OXYMORE), our goal is now to enhance the capabilities of this method, based on a very large solid angle detection and fast data acquisition system which could improve sensitivity at least of two orders of magnitude.
My former center of interest was related to relationships between high temperature metallic oxidation (Nickel, Zirconium/Zircaloy, Iron/Steel) and applied mechanical loads (research agreement with University of Technology of Compiène / Laboratoire Roberval). Mechanisms of growth of oxide scales, especially diffusion of oxygen, can be studied by 18O tracing and nuclear reaction microanalysis (18O(p,a)15N nuclear reaction). True synergetic effects have been evidenced in the case of creep of monocrystalline nickel. Not only oxide growth is « activated » by external mechanical loading (correlation between oxygen diffusion coefficients and the relaxable energy of the applied load) but also creep behavior is modified by a thin growing oxide. This field still continues to attract me, with a few investigations dealing with the role of water vapor (dramatic modifications of plasticity of iron oxide scales, for instance).
In the frame of the use of the nuclear microprobe, collaborations with partner teams have led me to study light elements behavior in various materials such as for example lithium intercalated in graphite based ternary compounds (collab. Institut Jean Lamour / Nancy) or in LLTO pH sensors (collab. Université du Maine / Le Mans), nitrogen, oxygen and carbon incorporated into titanium surface under laser impact (collab. Institut Carnot de Bourgogne / Chalon-Dijon), oxygen-18 isotopic tracing of long term corrosion mechanisms of ancient metals (collab. LAPA / Saclay), or helium distribution in nuclear materials (collab. CEA / Saclay).
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1983: Graduated as engineer in chemistry – National School of Chemistry of Paris (ENSCP) – Specialization in solid chemistry and metallurgy
1983-1988: CEA – Fontenay-aux-Roses hot labs, formerly as scientist in national service (study of solution electrochemistry of Americium carbonates), as PhD student (electrochemistry of transuranien oxidesNpO2,AmO2 andCmO2 – PhD in analytical chemistry from Pierre et Marie Curie University / Paris VI) and post-doc contract (quantitative modelization of liquid/liquid extraction of transuranien elements to be included in simulation codes of mixer/settlers).
1988-1990: Rhône-Poulenc Company – Research Engineer at Aubervilliers research center (modelization of precipitation of highly insoluble rare earth oxalates and alcaline carbonates)
1990-1995: CNRS researcher at Laboratoire Pierre SÜE (UMR CEA/CNRS 9956) – Starting of a Materials Science activity close to the new nuclear microprobe (oxygen stoichiometry effects in high temperature superconductors).
1995-2001: Leader of the Materials Science group (high temperature oxidation of metals – thermal effects under MeV light ion microbeams)
2001-2009: Deputy-Director of Laboratoire Pierre SÜE (transport of hydrogen in high temperature protonic conducting ceramics)
Since 2010: Transport of hydrogen in high temperature protonic conducting ceramics (continued). Development of a novel method for hydrogen measurement (Elastic Recoil Coincidence Spectroscopy). Characterization of new ternary intercalation compounds in graphite (collab. Lorraine University / Nancy-France – OECU University / Osaka-Japan). Studies on light elements incorporation into metallic surface under laser impact. Related effects of mechanical stresses on transport phenomenons (collab. Burgundy University / Dijon-France).
Scientific publications
DICKES D., OZTÜRK, BAIER F., BERGER P., GEORGE E.P., VÖLK R., GALETZ M. and GLATZEL U. Surface hardening of TiZrNbHfTa high entropy alloy via oxidation Corrosion Science 217 (2023) 111159
OPTASANU V., BERGER P., MARCO DE LUCAS M.C, KHAN RAYHAN M., HERBST F., GEOFFROY N., HEINTZ O., BEZVERKHYY I., CHEVALIER S., MONTESIN T. and LAVISSE L. Nitrogen quantification and tracking during high temperature oxidation in air of titanium using 15N isotopic labelling Corrosion Science 216 (2023) 111072
EL HAJJ I., SPEYER L., CAHEN S., BERGER P., MEDJAHDI, LAGRANGE P. and HEROLD C. Co−intercalation into graphite of lithium, potassium and barium using LiCl-KCl molten salt. Carbon Letters, 2022
LAVISSE L., BERGER P., KANJER A., OPTASANU V., GORNY C, FRANCOIS M., MONTESIN T. and MARCO DE LUCAS M.C Tracking the role of nitrogen in the improvement of the high temperature oxidation resistance of titanium by mechanical treatments Corrosion Science 197 (2022) 110080
APCHAIN E., NEFF D., GALLIEN J.P., NUNS N., BERGER P., NOUMOW A. and DILLMANN P. Efficiency and durability of protective treatments on cultural heritage copper corrosion layers Corrosion Science 183 (2021) 109319
LAVISSE L., KANJER A., BERGER P., OPTASANU V., GORNY C., PEYRE P., MONTESIN T. and MARCO DE LUCAS M.C. High temperature oxidation resistance and microstructure of laser−shock peened Ti−Beta−21S. Surface and Coatings Technology 403 (2020) 126368
ZAID H., ALEMAN A., TANAKA K., LIA C., BERGER P., BACK T., FANKHAUSERA J., GOORSKY M., KODAMBAKA S. Influence of ultra-low ethylene partial pressure on microstructural and compositional evolution of sputter-deposited Zr-C thin films Surface & Coatings Technology 398 (2020) 126053
CAHEN S., EL HAJJ I., SPEYER L., BERGER P., MEDJAHDI G., LAGRANGE P., LAMURA G. and HEROLD C. Original synthesis route of bulk binary superconducting graphite intercalation compounds with strontium, barium and ytterbium New Journal of Chemistry, Royal Society of Chemistry 44 (2020) pp.10050−10055.
FAUCHARD M., CAHEN S., LAGRANGE S., BERGER P., and HEROLD C. Overview on the intercalation of gold into graphite Carbon, 145 (2019) 501−506
ZAID H., BERGER M.H., JALABERT D., WALLS M., AKROBETU R., GOBLE J., GAO P.A., BERGER P., FONGKAEW, LAMBRECHT W. and SEHIRLIOGLU A. Role of the different defects, their population and distribution in the LaAlO3/SrTiO3 heterostructure’s behavior Journal of applied physics 123, 155304 (2018)
KANJER A., OPTASANU V., MARCO DE LUCAS M.C., HEINTZ O., GEOFFROY N. FRANCOIS M., BERGER P., MONTESIN T. and LAVISSE L. Improving the high temperature oxidation resistance of pure titanium by shot-peening treatments Surface & Coatings Technology343 (2018) 93–100
FAUCHARD M., CAHEN S. LAGRANGE P., MEDJAHDI G., BERGER P. and HEROLD C. Gold-potassium sheets intercalated into graphite: Chemistry and structure of a first stage ternary compound Carbon 140 (2018) 182-188
BOLMONT M., CAHEN S., FAUCHARD M., GUILLOT R., MEDJAHDI G., BERGER P., LAMURA G., LAGRANGE P. and HEROLD C. LiCl-KCl eutectic molten salt as an original and efficient medium to intercalate metals into graphite: Case of europium Carbon 133 (2018) 379-383
SURBLE S ;, HABRIOUX A., PAIREAU C., BERGER P., KHODJA H., NEFF D., GOSSET D., MAILLET S. and PATOUX S. Complementary Ion Beam Analysis and Raman Studies for Investigation of the Carbon Coating Impact on Li Insertion/Deinsertion Process at LiFePO4/C Electrodes Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 164 (14) A3538-A3544 (2017)
CAVOUE T., EMERY T., UMIROV N., BACH S., BERGER P., BAKENOV Z., CENAC-MORTHE C., and PEREIRA-RAMOS J.-P.Li2.0Ni0.67N: a promising negative electrode material for Li-ion batteries with a soft structural response Inorg. Chem. 56 (2017)13815-13821
LAVISSE L., GIRAULT M., BERGER P., JOUVARD J.-M., LE GARREC J.-L., CARVOU E., OUF F.-X., CALVO F., YU J. FÖRSTER G.-D., POTIN V., BOURGEOIS S., MARCO DE LUCAS M.C., MITCHELL J.-B. A. Evolution of the composition of nanoparticles formed by the nanosecond Nd:YAG laser irradiation of an aluminium target in N2–O2 gas mixtures Appl. Phys. A 2017, 123, 692
OPTASANU V., BOURILLOT E., SELON R., LAVISSE L., SANCHOT A., VITRY P., KANJER A., BERGER P, LESNIEWSKA E., MONTESIN T, Characterization of oxygen-enriched layer of TA6V, titanium and zirconium by scanning microwave microscopy, Ox. Met. 88 (2017) 531-542
KANJER A., OPTASANU V., LAVISSE L., MARCO DE LUCAS M.C., DEJARDIN S., FRANCOIS M., BERGER P., PEYRE P., GORNY C. and MONTESIN T. Influence of Mechanical Surface Treatment on High-Temperature Oxidation of Pure Titanium Ox. Met 88 (2017) 383-395
KANJER A., LAVISSE L., OPTASANU V., BERGER P., GORNY C., PEYRE P., HERBST F., HEINTZ O., GEOFFROY N., MONTESIN T., MARCO DE LUCAS M.C., Effect of laser shock peening on the high temperature oxidation resistance of titanium, Surface and Coatings Technology, 326 (2017) 146-155
TUPIN M., MARTIN F., BISOR C., VERLET R., BOSSIS P., CHENE J., JOMARD F., BERGER P., PASCAL S. and NUNS N. Hydrogen diffusion process in the oxides formed on zirconium alloys during corrosion in pressurized water reactor conditions Corrosion Science 116 (2016)1-13
GUILBERT-BANTI S., LACOTE P., TARAUD G., BERGER P., DESQUINES J., DURIEZ C., Influence of hydrogen on the oxygen solubility in Zircaloy-4, Journal of Nuclear Materials 469 (2016) 228-236
TROCELLIER P., BERGER P., WILDE M. Nuclear Reaction Analysis Encyclopedia of analytical chemistry Wiley on line library
ZAID H., BERGER M.-H., JALABERT D., WALLS M., AKROBETU R., FONGKAEW I., LAMBRECHT W., GOBLE N., GAO X., BERGER P., SEHIRLIOGLU A. Atomic-resolved depth profile of strain and cation intermixing around LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interfaces, Scientific Reports 6 (2016) 28118
BERGER P., MAUVY F., GRENIER J.−C., SATA N., MAGRASO A., HAUGSRUD R. and SLATER P., 2016, « Proton hydration and transport properties in proton−conducUng ceramics: Fundamentals and highlights » (chapter 1), in « Proton conducting ceramics », edit. M. Marrony, Singapore − Pan Stanford Publishing − pp 1−72
BERGER P., RAEPSAET C. and KHODJA H., 2015, « Elastic recoil Detection Analysis » (chapter 10), in « Neutron Scattering and Other Nuclear Techniques for Hydrogen in Materials », edit. H. Fritzsche, New York, Springer – pp 277 – 314
BERGER P., MARTINELLI L. « Hydrogen profiling in oxide layers by GDOES and ERDA » in On the French activity in high temperature corrosion by water vapour S. Chevalier and J. Favergeon Editors Materials Science Foundations, ed. Trans Tech Publication, Zurich, Switzerland, 2014.
TORRENT, F., LAVISSE, L., BERGER P., PILLON G., LOPES C., VAZ, F; MARCO DE LUCAS M. C., Influence of the composition of titanium oxynitride layers on the fretting behavior of functionalized titanium substrates:PVD films versus surface laser treatments. Surface and Coatings Technology 255 (2014) 146-152
HELLOUIN DE MENIBUS A., AUZOUX Q., DIEYE O., BERGER P., BOSONNET S., FOY E., MACDONAL V., BESSON J., CREPIN J., Formation and characterization of hydride blisters in Zircaloy-4 cladding tubes. Journal of Nuclear Materials 449 (2014) 132–147
OPTASANU V., BOURILLOT E., VITRY P., PLASSARD C., BEAURENAULT L., JACQUINOT P., HERBST F., BERGER P., LESNIEWSKA E., MONTESIN T., High-resolution characterization of the diffusion of light chemical elements in metallic components by scanning microwave microscopy, Nanoscale 2014, V 6, Issue 24, 14932-14938
CAHEN S., RIDA H., BERGER P., FAUCHARD M., LAGRANGE P., MARËCHE J.-F., HEROLD C. Graphite–lithium–europium system: Modulation of the structural and physical properties of the lamellar phases as a consequence of their chemical composition Carbon 77 (2014) 803-813
BOHNKE O., LORANT S., ROFFAT M., BERGER P. Fast H/Liion exchange inLi0.30La0.57TiO3 nanopowder and films in water and in ambient air Solid State Ionic 262 (2014) 563-567
TORRENT F., LAVISSE L., BERGER P., JOUVARD J.-M., ANDREZEJEWSKI H., PILLON G., BOURGEOIS S., MARCO DE LUCAS M.C. Wavelength influence on nitrogen insertion into titanium by nanosecond pulsed laser irradiation in air Applied Surface Science 278 (2013) 245-249
HABRIOUX A., SURBLE S., BERGER P., KHODJA H., D’AFFROUX A., MAILLEY S., GUTEL T., PATOUX S. Nuclear microanalysis of lithium dispersion in LiFePO4 based cathode materials for Li-ion batteries Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B 290 (2012) 13–18
BERGER P., SORIEUL S. , GALLIEN J.-P. , MIRO S. , BERGER M.-H. , SAYIR A. – Ion beam based microanalysis of hydrogen in proton conducting ceramics In: Role of Nuclear based techniques in development and characterization of Materials for hydrogen Storage and fuel Cells, pp 115-121 IAEA Tecdoc 1676 Vienna 2012
SAHEB M., BERGER P., RAIMBAULT L., NEFF D., DILLMANN P. Investigation of iron long-term corrosion mechanisms in anoxic media using deuterium tracing Journal of Nuclear Materials 423 (2012) 61–66
BURGER E., MONNIER J., BERGER P., NEFF D., L’HOSTIS V., PERRIN S., DILLMANN P., The long-term corrosion of mild steel in depassivated concrete: Localizing the oxygen reduction sites in corrosion products by isotopic tracer method J. Mater. Res., 26, 24 (2011) 3107-3115
MONNIER J., BURGER E., BERGER P., NEFF D., GUILLOT I., DILLMANN P., Localisation of oxygen reduction sites in the case of iron long term atmospheric corrosion Corrosion Science 53 (2011) 2468–2473
TROCELLIER P, BERGER P. Nuclear Reaction Spectroscopy On-Line Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry John Wiley (2009)
LAVISSE L, JOUVARD J, BERGER P, KNEIP J, LANGLADE C, GREVEY D. Insertion of oxygen in titanium substrate during a Nd:YAG pulse laser treatment in argon-oxygen mixtures Ann. Ch. Sc. Mat. 33 supp1 (2008) 91-98
SORIEUL S, MIRO S, TAILLADES-JACQUIN M, DAILLY J, MAUVY F, BERGER M-H, BERGER P. Hydrogen diffusion in high temperature proton conducting ceramics NIM B 266 (2008) 1430-1433
CHITTY WJ, BERGER P, DILLMANN P, L’HOSTIS V. Long-term corrosion of rebars embedded in aerial and hydraulic binders – Mechanisms and crucial physico-chemical parameters Corrosion Science 50 (2008) 2117-2123f
MIRO S, STUDER F, COSTANTINI JM, BERGER P, HAUSSY J, TROUSLARD P, GROB JJ. Effect of gold ion irradiation on helium migration in fluoroapatites investigated with nuclear reaction analysis Journal of Nuclear Materials 362 (2007) 445-450
CHITTY WJ, BERGER P, DILLMANN P, L’HOSTIS V, BERANGER G. Contribution of archaeological analogues to the comprehension of long term corrosion of concrete reinforcements Journal de Physique IV 136 (2006) 295-304
BERGER P, GALLIEN JP, KHODJA H, DAUDIN L, BERGER MH , SAYIR A Nuclear microprobe local hydrogen measurements in HTPC Solid State Ionics 177 (2006) 1655-1658
BERGER MH, SAYIR A, DYNYS F, BERGER P. Microstructural and electrical characterisation of melt grown high temperature protonic conductors, Solid State ionics 177 ((2006) 2339-2345
BERGER M.−H., SAYIR A., BERGER P. Microstructure, Hydrogen distribution and electrical properties of melt grown high temperature protonic conductors International Journal of Hydrogen energy 31 (8) (2006) 1103−1111
BERGER P., GALLIEN J.−P., KHODJA H. et al. Hydrogen incorporation into high temperature protonic conductors. Nuclear microprobe microanalysis by means of 1H(p,p)1H scattering NIM B 249 (2006) 527−531
MOULIN G., EL TAHHAN R., FAVERGEON J., VIENNOT M. and BERGER P. Interaction between Mechanical Loading in Creep and Reactivity of Zirconium and Zircaloy in Temperature Materials Materials Science Forum Vols. 522-523 (2006) 425-432
G. MOULIN, A. MAKNI, J. FAVERGEON, L. LAHOCHE, M VIENNOT, P. BERGER Influence of water vapor on chemical and mechanical behavior of oxides formed on steels and iron Ceramics 92 (2005) 89-101
LAPORTE V., BERGER P. and WOLSKI K. Quantitative AES, XPS and RBS determination of intergranular bismuth coverage in copper bicrystals, Surface and Interface Analysis 37 (10) (2005) 809-820
VEGA E., BERGER P., DILLMANN P. A study of transport phenomena in the corrosion products of ferrous archeological artefacts using O−18 tracing and nuclear microprobe analysis NIM B 240 (2005) 554−558
P.BERGER et G.REVEL Microsonde Nucléaire: Principe et Appareillage in Techniques de l’Ingénieur P2 563v2 (2005)
P.BERGER et G.REVEL Microsonde Nucléaire: Applications in Techniques de l’Ingénieur P2 564 (2005)
WOLSKI K., MARIE N., LAPORTE V., BERGER P. BISCONDI M. Evidence for a diffusion−based mechanism of liquid metal intergranular penetration: case study of a Ni−Bi model system Defect and Diffusion Forum 237−240 (2005) 677−682
LAPORTE V., WOLSKI K., BERGER P. TERLAIN A., SANTARINI G. Diffusion−Controlled liquid bismuth induced intergranular embrittlement of copper Defect and Diffusion Forum 237−240 (2005) 683−688
BERGER P.,SAYIR A., BERGER MH Nuclear microprobe using Elastic Recoil Detection (ERD) for hydrogen profiling in high temperature protonic conductors CES Proceedings, 25 (3) (2004) 357
BERGER P., PRUVOST S., HEROLD C. and LAGRANGE P. Proton enhanced scattering and nuclear reaction analysis microcharaterization of ternary graphite-lithium-calcium intercalation compounds Nuclear Instruments and Methods B 219-220 (2004) 1005-1009
PRUVOST S., BERGER P., HEROLD C. and LAGRANGE P. Nuclear microanalysis: an efficient tool to study intercalation compounds containing lithium, Carbon 42 (2004) 2049-2056
EL TAHHAN R., MOULIN G., VIENNOT M., FAVERGEON J. and BERGER P. Interaction between mechanical loading in creep and reactivity of zircaloy-4 at 450°C Materials Science Forum 461-464 (2004) 783-790
LAVISSE L., LANGLADE C., BERGER P., GREVEY D., VANNES AB. A thermo-kinetic study of titanium oxidation assisted by a Nd YAG pulsed laser, Materials Science Forum 461-464 (2004) 697-704
BERGER P., EL TAHHANN R., MOULIN G. and VIENNOT M. High temperature oxidation of zirconium and zircaloy-4 under applied load: Nuclear microprobe study of the growth of the oxide NIM B 210 (2003) 519-525
GAILLET L., VIENNOT M., BERGER P. and MOULIN G. Effect of NiO scales on the creep behavior of Ni single crystals at 550 °C Materials Science and Engineering A332 (2002) 382-391
ALLENO E., BERGER P., LEROY E. and GODART C. Recent aspects of non stoichiometry effects on the superconducting properties of HoNi2B2C (x=0.6 to 1.4) RE Transition Metal Borocarbides (2001) 265-274 NATO Sciences Series, Academic Press
BERGER P., GAILLET L., EL TAHHANN R., MOULIN G. and VIENNOT M. Oxygen diffusion studies in oxide scales thermally grown or deposited on mechanically loaded metallic surfaces NIM B 181 (2001) 382-388
DILLMANN P., WEULERSSE K., REGAD B., MOULIN G, BARETT R, BONNIN-MOSBAH M, LEQUIEN S, BERGER P. Austenitic steel corrosion in IGCC environment. Characterization by photon and nuclear microprobes Nuclear Instruments and Methods B 181 (2001) 734-738
GAILLET L., VIENNOT M., BERGER P. MOULIN G. Study of the influence of an applied stress on the oxidation at 550°C of Ni(100) and Ni (111) single crystals Materials Science Forum 369-3 (2001) 149-156
GAILLET L., MOULIN G., VIENNOT M., BERGER P. PORTIER S. Oxydation du nickel en présence d’une contrainte externe J. Phys. IV France 10 (2000) 143-148
BERGER P., TOMINEZ E., GODART C., ALLENO E., DAUDIN L. and GALLIEN J.P. Microanalysis of light elements by means of a nuclear microprobe: Application to boron compounds Journal of Solid State Chemistry 154 (2000) 301-306
TOMINEZ E., ALLENO E., BERGER P., BOHN M., MAZUMDAR C., and C.GODART Chemical and Superconducing properties of the quaternary borocarbides Ln-M-B-C, Journal of Solid State Chemistry 154 (2000) 114-129
PLUMEREAU G., ARANDA P., AILLOUD P., BERGER P., BOUTARD D. and LADIEU F., Noise-induced local overheatings in beam irradiation, J. of Applied Physics 85, 1 (1999) 134-147
PLUMEREAU G., AILLOUD P. BERGER P., BOUTARD D., GUITTET M.J. and LADIEU F. Probing overheatings under micorprobe irradiation via Zn vaporisation, Nuclear instruments and methods B 149 (1999) 153-166
PLUMEREAU G., F. LADIEU and P., BERGER P. Noise-induced local heatings in microbeam analysis Nuclear Instruments and Methods B 158 (1999) 190-193
TROCELLIER P., BERGER P. et al. Nuclear microprobe and nuclear reaction spectrometry at a few square micrometer level : myth or reality ? Nuclear Instrument and Methods B 158 (1999) 221-227
BERGER P., TOMINEZ E., ALLENO E., GODART C. Application of an ion micorbeam to the study of multiphase borocarbide Nuclear Instrument and Method B 158 (1999) 722-728
TOMINEZ E., BERGER P.,ALLENO E., DECAMPS B., SCHIFFMACHER G., BOHN M and GODART C. On the 22-23K superconducting phase in the Y-Pd-B-C system. J. Alloys and compounds, 277 (1998) 123-126
BERGER P. The nuclear microprobe in materials science: Application to ceramics Journal of the European Ceramic Society 18 (1998) 2287-2295
BERGER P., MOULIN G., VIENNOT M. Nuclear microprobe study of stress oxidation of nickel. Nuclear Intruments and Methods, B 130 (1997) 717-721.
MOULIN G., CASSINO F., BERGER P., VIENNOT M. and BERANGER G. Influence of preoxidation on the creep of monocrystalline nickel,
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Corrosion-Deformation Interactions, NICE-1996, Published by the Institute of materials (1997)
VIENNOT M. MOULIN G., BERANGER G. and BERGER P. Study of the 18O diffusion in mono and polycristalline nickel oxidized under stresses
Comptes rendus du 1er colloque Franco-Libanais sur les sciences des matériaux. Lebanese Scientific research reports, vol 2, tome 2 (1997)
GASSER C., TAFFIN A., MERCEY B., STUDER F., MURRAY H. and BERGER P. Tl2Ba2CaCu2O8 superconducting films: a comparative study of ex situ annealing using amorphous precursors with different thallium contents. J. Solid state Chem., 121 (1996) 262-272.
MOULIN G., BERGER P. Interaction between oxidation and deformation in the case of nickel in creep at 550 °C. relation with oxygen diffusion, Materials Science forum 207 (1996) 809-812
BERGER P., BERTHIER B., REVEL G., TROCELLIER P. Nuclear microprobe local characterization of YBaCuO superconductors Nuclear Instruments and Methods, B 104 (1995) 542-546
BERGER P., REVEL G. Caractérisation à la microsonde nucléaire d’oxydes supraconducteurs, Annales de Chime, 19 (1994) 283-296
MADIC C, BERGER P, MACHURONMANDARD X Plutonium dioxyde: Mechanisms of the rapid dissolution in acidic media under oxidizing or reducing conditions, 44 (1992) 457-468 chapter in Transuranium elements: a half century L.R. Morss and J.Fuger, editors, Amerian Chemical Society
BERGER P, BLANC P, BOURGES J., Electrochemical generation and stability of Americium(IV) and Americium(V) in potassium bicarbonate and carbonate, Radiochimica Acta 43 (1988) 217-222
BERGER P, BOURGES J, NGUYEN TH Electroprecipitation of potassium Americyl carbonate from potassium carbonate solutions, Journal of less-common metals 122 (1986) 453-460
BERGER P. ; BRUNET J. C. ; BOUQUET G Mechanical improvement of micro-alloyed steels as related to the Snoek-Köster effect, Scripta metallurgica 19 (1985) 609-614
Invited Conferences
September 2016
2016 Japanese-French Seminar on Carbon Materials / Neyagawa (JAPAN)
P. BERGER,M. FAUCHARD,S. CAHEN, C. HEROLD
Nuclear microanalysis of light elements: combined use of elastic scattering and nuclear reactions to investigate stoichiometry of intercalation compounds
October 2015
IUVSTA 2015 / Braga (PORTUGAL)
P. BERGER., H. KHODJA, C. RAEPSAET, S. SURBLE.
Ion beam analysis of light elements in thin films: Common uses and capabilities
October 2012
Nanolicom Seminar (Le Mans / FRANCE)
P. BERGER, C. RAEPSAET, S. SURBLE, R. DELMAS, H. KHODJA
Nuclear microanalysis of lithium containing materials, Nuclear Reaction Analysis and Rutherford Back-Scattering applied to thin layers
November 2010
Colloque de la 3ATS (Paris / FRANCE)
P.BERGER, C.RAEPSAET et H.KHODJA
La microanalyse nucléaire des matériaux : voir l’hydrogène sous toutes ses formes ?
August 2008
CAARI2008 (Fort Worth / USA)
P.BERGER, S.SORIEUL, J-P.GALLIEN, S.MIRO, M-H.BERGER, A.SAYIR
Looking for the Graal of a high temperature protonic conducting fuel cell : what can we learn from hydrogen ion beam analysis ?
March 2007
American Physical Society March meeting (Denver/USA)
P.BERGER
Understanding microstructure-induced limitations of hydrogen transport in high temperature proton conductors: can nuclear microanalysis give an answer?
August 2005
AFOSR Ceramic and Non Metallic Program Review Conference (Sedona / USA)
P.BERGER, J.-P.GALLIEN, H.KHODJA, L.DAUDIN, M.-H.BERGER and A.SAYIR
Nuclear microprobe measurements in HTPC
August 2005
EUROCHEM2005 (Nancy / FRANCE)
P.BERGER, J.-P.GALLIEN, H.KHODJA, L.DAUDIN and C.RAEPSAET
Nuclear microanalysis of light elements in Materials Science
May 2005
Andean International Spectroscopy Conference (Lima / PERU)
P.BERGER, G.MOULIN, M.VIENNOT and G.FAVERGEON
High temperature oxidation of mechanically loaded metals: use of oxygen-18 nuclear microanalysis to study oxygen transport
January 2004
International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (Cocoa Beach / USA)
P.BERGER, A.SAYIR and M-H. BERGER
Nuclear Microprobe for Hydrogen Profiling in High Temperature Protonic Conductors
March 2003
IBAF2003 (Nouant-Le-Fuzelier / FRANCE)
P. BERGER, S. PORTIER, R. EL TAHHANN, L.GAILLET, M. VIENNOT, G. MOULIN, T.MONTESIN, J. FAVERGEON et J-L. BECHADE
Oxydation à haute température du nickel, de zirconium et du fer en présence d’une sollicitation mécanique
October 2002
ECS Fall meeting (Salt Lake City/USA)
P.BERGER, P. TROCELLIER, D. BOUTARD, H.KHODJA and J-P. GALLIEN
The nuclear microprobe: A tool for light elements profiling
September 2001
Université d’Eté CEA/Valrho (Méjannes / FRANCE)
P.BERGER
La microsonde nucléaire du LPS: Une sonde pour les matériaux actifs et inactifs
June 1997
ECrS-5 (Versailles / FRANCE)
P.BERGER
The nuclear microprobe in Materials Science: application to ceramics
Conferences
September 2016
IBAF-2016 / Annecy
P. BERGER, M. GIRAULT, L. LAVISSE, J.M. JOUVARD, M.C. MARCO DE LUCAS
Incorporation d’azote et d’oxygène dans les nanoparticules formées par traitement de surface laser de cibles métalliques dans l’air
March 2016
GFECI-2016 / Valençay
S. SURBLE, A. HABRIOUX, C. PAIREAU, H. KHODJA, P. BERGER, S. YAGOUBI,
L’analyse des éléments légers à la microsonde nucléaire : L’exemple du lithium dans les matériaux pour accumulateurs
October 2014
IBAF-2014 / Obernai
P. BERGER, M. FAUCHARD, H. RIDA, S. PRUVOST, S. CAHEN, C. HEROLD,
Intercalation d’alliages binaires dans le graphène : exploration des diagrammes de phase par diffusion élastique de protons.
May 2014
IDHAE-2014 / Nantes
BERGER P., GALLIEN J.-P., GOUPIL G., SORIEUL S.,
Hydrogen transport mechanisms in ceramics for fuel cells: an insight from nuclear microanalysis
November 2012
CRM AIEA (Buenos-Aires / Argentina)
« Application of Nuclear Methods in Microstructural Characterisation of Materials for Hydrogen Fuel Cell »
P.BERGER, M. El YAKOUBI, M.KHODJA, R.DELMAS, G.GOUPIL, F.LEFEBVRE-JOUD, F. MAUVY
Ion Beam Analysis study of hydrogen transport in materials for fuel cells and steam electrolyzers
June 2011
CRM AIEA (Oslo / Norvège)
« Application of Nuclear Methods in Microstructural Characterisation of Materials for Hydrogen Fuel Cell »
P. BERGER, C. RAEPSAET and H. KHODJA H.
Nuclear microanalysis of materials: looking at hydrogen whatever its speciation ?
November 2010
IBAF-2010 (Namur / Belgique)
P. BERGER, G. PILLON, L. LAVISSE, J.M. JOUVARD, S. BOURGEOIS, M.C. MARCO DE LUCAS
Incorporation d’éléments légers dans le titane assistée par faisceau laser
October 2010
Workshop SPIRIT (Plitvice / Croatie)
P.BERGER, C. RAEPSAET, H. KHODJA, S. SURBLE
Understanding transport mechanisms of light elements hydrogen and lithium in energy materials
November 2009
CRM AIEA (Roma / Italie)
« Application of Nuclear Methods in Microstructural Characterisation of Materials for Hydrogen Fuel Cell »
P.BERGER
Transport Mechanisms of Hydrogen and Light Elements in Ceramics Materials for Fuel Cells
September 2009
LEEDS-LYON2009 (Lyon / France)
P. BERGER, L. LAVISSE, G. PILLON, C. MARCO DE LUCAS
Tribological study of Nd: YAG laser treated titanium plates: A novel approach by multianalysis (Raman, XPS, NRA)
March 2009
AIEA Technical meeting (Paris / France)
P.BERGER, S.SORIEUL, J.−P. GALLIEN, S.MIRO, M.−H.BERGER and A.SAYIR
High temperature protonic conduction in ceramics for fuel cells: what can we learn from hydrogen ion beam analysis ?
July 2008
GdR EVAPE (Dijon / FRANCE)
P.BERGER
La microsonde nucléaire : quel outil pour quel usage ?
September 2007
GDR PACTE (Dijon / FRANCE)
S.SORIEUL, P.BERGER
Étude par microanalyse nucléaire de la diffusion de l’hydrogène dans les conducteurs protoniques à moyenne température
September 2007
IBA2007 (Hyderabad / INDIA)
P. BERGER, S. SORIEUL, J-P GALLIEN , S.MIRO, M-H. BERGER, and A. SAYIR
Hydrogen diffusion in HTPC perovskites
June 2007
Colloque 3M (Saclay / FRANCE)
P. BERGER, J-P GALLIEN, H.KHODJA, S.MIRO, S.SORIEUL, M-H. BERGER, et A. SAYIR
Transport de l’hydrogène dans les conducteurs protoniques à haute température
September 2006
Solid State Protonic Conductors – 13 (St Andrews / SCOTLAND)
P.BERGER, J-P GALLIEN, M-H BERGER and A. SAYIR
Nuclear microprobe local hydrogen measurements in HTPC
July 2006
ICNMTA2006 (SINGAPORE)
P. BERGER, J.P.GALLIEN, H. KHODJA, M.H. BERGER, A. SAYIR A.
Hydrogen diffusion in HTPC
October 2005
GDR ITSOFC700 (Nancy/FRANCE)
P.BERGER, J.-P.GALLIEN, H.KHODJA, L.DAUDIN, M.-H.BERGER and A.SAYIR
La microanalyse nucléaire des éléments légers : application aux conducteurs protoniques
July 2005
SSI-15 (Baden-Baden/GERMANY)
P.BERGER, J.-P.GALLIEN, H.KHODJA, L.DAUDIN, M.-H.BERGER and A.SAYIR
Nuclear microprobe local hydrogen measurements in HTPC
December 2004
FDFC2004 (Belfort / FRANCE)
M.-H.BERGER, A.SAYIR and P. BERGER
Hydrogen distribution and electrical properties of melt-grown high temperature protonic conductors
September 2004
ECAART-8 (Paris/FRANCE)
P.BERGER, J.-P.GALLIEN, H.KHODJA, L.DAUDIN, M.-H.BERGER and A.SAYIR
Hydrogen incorporation into high temperature protonic conductors: nuclear microprobe microanalysis by means of 1H(p,p)1H scattering
September 2004
ECAART-8 (Paris/FRANCE)
S.MIRO, P.TROUSLARD, P.BERGER, J.-J.GROB, J.HAUSSY, J.-M.COSTANTINI and F.STUDER
Helium diffusion induced by heavy ion irradiation in apatitic compounds as seen by NRA
September 2002
ICNMTA2002 (Takasaki/JAPAN)
P.BERGER, R.EL TAHHANN, G.MOULIN and M.VIENNOT
High temperature oxidation of zirconium and zircaloy-4 under applied load : nuclear microprobe study of the growth of the oxide
March 2002
Journées de Cinétique Hétérogène (Compiègne/FRANCE)
P. BERGER, R. EL TAHHANN, L.GAILLET, M. VIENNOT, G. MOULIN et J-L. BECHADE
La microsonde nucléaire: Possibilités d’application à l’étude de l’oxydation à haute température
September 1999
ISBB99 (Dinard/FRANCE)
P.BERGER, E.TOMINEZ, C.GODART, E.ALLENO, L.DAUDIN and J-P.GALLIEN
Microanalysis of light elements by means of a nuclear microprobe: Application to boron compounds
May 1997
Colloque I2M (Aix en Provence / FRANCE)
BERGER P.
La microsonde nucléaire du laboratoire Pierre SÜE
November 1996
ICNMTA-V (Santa-Fe / USA)
BERGER P., MOULIN G., VIENNOT M.
Nuclear microprobe study of stress oxidation of nickel
October 1996
Journées de Radiochimie et de chimie nucléaire (St Germain au Mont d’Or / FRANCE)
BERGER P., BOUTARD D. et al.
Effets secondaires induits par les microfaisceaux d’ions de la microsonde nucléaire
February 1995
Workshop on radiation effects under microbeam, Melbourne, Australie, 13-14 février 1995
BERGER P., BERTHIER B. et al.
Materials modification during analysis by focused MeV ion beams
October 1994
ICNMTA-IV (Shanghai / CHINA)
BERGER P., BERTHIER B., REVEL G., TROCELLIER P.
Nuclear microprobe characterization of YBaCuO superconductors
Teaching
1996-1999 University of Marne La Vallée / L2 – Materials characterization (20h/y)
1996-2002 Société Française du Vide / IBA characterization of thin films (6h/y)
1997-2003 INSTN / Master II Analytical Chemistry – Nuclear microanalysis of Materials (3h/y)
2005 Pontifical University of LIMA / Andean School of spectroscopy – Nuclear microanalysis of Materials (4h)
2012-2018 University of Orsay – Analytical chemistry practical work (92h/y)
Hobbies
I have been an early member (1976) of the French association AJECTA(www.ajecta.fr) devoted to preservation and restoration of steam locomotives and vintage carriages at the engine shed of Longueville (Seine et Marne, near Paris).
In this frame, I used to drive steam engines on Paris region main lines. I am still an active member of the association board.
In a completely different area, I also play classical piano and have turned later towards pipe organ. Old or rebuilt organs are artworks which may be compared to paintings. They are manifold, depending on the region and the time period they were built. They are above all the signature of inspired organ makers. Following are some sequences recorded in the past years on magnificent instruments (concerts, rehearsals, summer schools or visits):
The Manufacture Muhleisen, not far from Strasbourg, has built organs for more than 70 years. His crafstmen team has been elected “Meilleurs ouvriers de France” (Best Workers in France) in 2000 with the creation of a new, modern organ, in the French style at Bad Gandersheim (Northern Germany). Here are two examples of their German style instruments:
* Paris / Temple des Billettes. This organ, built in 1983, is basically German baroque style (18th century) but almost “neoclassical” which enables to play German romantic (Mendelsohnn, Bramhs) and contemporary music.
– J.S. Bach : Wir Glauben et Vater Unser BWV 681-682
– S. Scheidt: Allein Gott in der Höh sei Her
* Douai / Eglise Ste Marie. Compared to Billettes organ, this one is slightly closer to French baroque style (18th century), but the ambiance at the gallery with brick walls and large clear windows is typically North German.
– D. Buxtehude: Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g’mein, BuxWV 210 (excerpt)
Alfred Kern was a great organ maker inspired by 18th century instruments such those from Silbermann or Cliquot families. In the fifties, whereas the general trends were to design “modern” instruments with a large use of pneumatic or electro-mechanical assistance, he has been a pioneer of the renewal of fully mechanical keyboards which allows much more precise and dynamic control of playing.
* Thionville / St Maximin cathedral. This organ was unveiled in 1792, built by Georges Dondaine from parts coming from a previous instrument built in 1765 by Dondaine himself and from another one built in 1737 by Le Picard and bought by Thionville town council. After several transformations in 19th and 20th centuries which have modified the organ into a romantic aesthetics, a full restoration has been performed in 1969 by Alfred Kern to recover its original aesthetics, a synthesis of French and North German classic style. The organ of St Maximin is considered as one of its masterworks and among the most beautiful in Europe.
– J.S. Bach : Vater Unser BWV 682
In the middle of the 19th century, most organs were built or transformed according to the so-called “Romantic” aesthetics from which derives the concept of “symphonic organ” which considers an organ as an image of a symphonic orchestra. Aristide Cavaillé-Coll is the best known builder for his world-famous instruments (such as Rouen / St Ouen), but, Joseph Merklin, its principal competitor, had also a considerable influence on the evolution of the instrument.
* Douai / St Pierre cathedral. This organ was built by Mutin, Cavaille-Coll successor, just before the first world war. It was a command for the concert hall of the imperial conservatory of St Petersburg, but never delivered because of the Russian revolution… Installed in Douai in 1920, this organ may be considered as a late symphonic organ.
– Louis Vierne : Stèle opus 58 (excerpt)
* Epinay / St Leu church (no picture available). A small Merklin organ built in 1868, but in its full original shape. At that time, people were very fond of “light music” and church music sounded like in light opera.
– Louis-James-Alfred Lefebure-Wely: mib “Sortie”
French Baroque organs are characterized by their large proportion of reed stops, often with bright sounds (such as trumpets, bombarde and crumhorns), but showing a rather immutable composition with the same sound and keyboards disposition. Under the rule of Louis XIV, organists have composed in the same manner for the same instruments for several tens of years… Until the French revolution, organs remained nearly the same since the beginning of the 18th century.
* Alès / Cathedral. A magnificent instrument built by Lepine in 1782 and restored by Alain Sals in 1973 according to its original state.
– Louis-Claude Daquin : Noël sur l’air de « La Nonette » (excerpt)